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Members of the legal profession including attorneys, counsellors, solicitors, barristers, advocates, members of the judiciary, and full time professors and students of law are all eligible to apply for membership of the IBA.

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Individual Membership

Two types of individual membership packages are available – Full Membership and General Membership.

Full IBA membership

This includes membership of the IBA, LPD and PPID (with one free committee in LPD, one free committee or other entity in PPID and one free regional forum)

Standard rate £255/year

* Discount rate £153/year

General IBA membership

This includes membership of the IBA and the PPID (with one free committee or other entity in PPID and one free regional forum)

Standard rate £130/year

* Discount rate £78/year

*Discounted membership: A 40 per cent discount is available for full-time academics, judges, government lawyers, retired lawyers and lawyers from low income countries. View the low-income country listing.

Individual Membership

Group Membership

IBA Group membership allows firms to obtain full IBA membership for all their lawyers globally with one single annual payment. Firms who choose this membership package also benefit from:

Enhanced opportunities to engage in high level debate

Centralised and streamlined administration of members

Contribute to the improvement of law across borders

The positioning of their firm as leading supporters of both the maintenance and enhancement of human rights and the rule of law

A greater involvement in the education and development of the legal profession throughout the world

Further exclusive group member benefits

Group Membership

Bar Association/Law Society Membership

Join 190 Bar Associations and Law Societies as a Member Organisation of the IBA

Nominate up to 3 bar representatives to become IBA Members

Share information with, and learn from other Bars and Law Societies around the world

Discuss and vote on resolutions that can affect and influence the legal profession worldwide

Receive support from the IBA should your bar association or law society be under undue pressure by the authorities or is experiencing difficulties.

Enhance the education of lawyers belonging to your bar association or law society by using a variety of educational facilities

Bar Association/Law Society Membership

Student Membership

IBA Student Membership is designed to enrich the educational experience of law students and bridge the gap between education and practice. With members from over 70 countries the IBA Student Committee is vibrant and diverse which allows students, from around the world, to communicate with one another whilst learning more about the legal profession and the latest developments in international law.